Man charged in attack on Royal Oak woman, attempted burglary

A Clinton Township man was charged Monday after police say he attacked a Royal Oak woman getting out of her car in an attempt to burglarize her house but was fought off by the woman’s fiancé.

Angelo Lamar Taylor, 45, was arraigned Monday before Royal Oak 44th District Judge Derek Meinecke on charges of first-degree home invasion and receiving and concealing stolen property.

“We believe Taylor saw that this young woman was by herself and followed her home,” Royal Oak Police Chief Corrigan O’Donohue said in a statement. “This was a terrifying ordeal for her and we are all very grateful that her fiancé was there to fend off this attack.”

The attack happened about 3 a.m. in the 3200 block of North Blair. The woman had just parked her car in the street and was walking to the porch when police said Taylor came up and grabbed her, pinned her arms down and forced her toward the front door.

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The woman’s fiancé tackled Taylor to the ground and fought with him before the suspect managed to flee in a white Cadillac reported stolen in Detroit on Friday, police said.

Taylor is also suspected of kicking in the front door of a house in Southfield 20 minutes later in the 29000 block of Brentwood. The homeowner there fought the suspect who police said was trying to steal a television set.

Oak Park police a short time later spotted the stolen Cadillac traveling through their city, stopped the vehicle and arrested Taylor.

When he was arrested Saturday, Taylor had an outstanding felony warrant for auto theft and being a parole absconder, police said.

Taylor is jailed on $150,000 bond.

He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. Friday in Royal Oak District Court.